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Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Commission on Urban Life and Faith Report

Millions of pounds have been poured into Britain's city and urban areas in recent years but the resultant growth has forced many to the margins and dramatised the gap between the 'super rich' and the poorest. 

23 May 2006

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Cathedrals continue to reach upwards

Attendance levels at regular weekly services in Church of England cathedrals have risen by a total of 21 per cent since the turn of the millennium - that's a rate of almost four per cent each year.

19 May 2006

Bishop shares pain of deaths in custody

Bishop shares pain of deaths in custody

'In a crowded room, a family member is missing; at a table laid ready for dinner, a family member is missing; the phone rings and I think it is him. 

12 May 2006

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - National Pilgrimage

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham - National Pilgrimage

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is expecting a bumper Bank Holiday crowd to celebrate the 2006 National Pilgrimage on Bank Holiday Monday (29th May).

12 May 2006

New Suffragan Bishop for the See of Ramsbury

New Suffragan Bishop for the See of Ramsbury

The Queen has approved the nomination of the Venerable Stephen David Conway MA to the Suffragan See of Ramsbury, in the Diocese of Salisbury, in succession to the Right Reverend Peter Fearnley Hullah BD AKC FRS, on his resignation on 29 November 2005.

08 May 2006

Communication from The Bishop of London

Communication from The Bishop of London

I am still here despite newspaper speculation supposedly emanating from 'friends' about my resigning at the end of my Sabbatical to become Dean of Westminster.

04 May 2006

Church opposes any move to extend Sunday trading hours

Church opposes any move to extend Sunday trading hours

The Church of England has rejected proposals to further extend trading hours for large retail outlets on Sundays.

11 April 2006

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - Easter Message to his Diocese

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - Easter Message to his Diocese

I was always taught, of course, that you should never under any circumstances say 'Alleluia' during Lent. It was like giving up chocolate or alcohol. Save it till Easter, and then you'll really enjoy it as it was meant to be enjoyed.

11 April 2006

Transcript of Archbishop's interview on climate change, BBC Radio 4

Transcript of Archbishop's interview on climate change, BBC Radio 4

'The debate over climate change has moved sharply over the years - it began with a relatively small group of scientists saying the world was getting dangerously hot, and the sceptics saying that there was nothing to worry about. 

30 March 2006

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

The role and significance of Mary in public and private worship and in journeying on pilgrimage has a long and varied history - Professor Eamon Duffy, who is based at Cambridge University, said in a lecture in Preston.

24 March 2006